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WBBL 2024/25, MS-W vs MR-W twenty eighth Match Match Report, November 15, 2024

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Melbourne Renegades 170 for six (Faltum 66*, Wareham 34) beat Melbourne Stars 161 for 8 (McKenna 34) by 9 runs

Nicole Faltum’s career-best innings and Sarah Coyte’s ice-cool bowling on the demise steered Melbourne Renegades to an necessary nine-run WBBL win over native rivals Melbourne Stars.

Faltum blasted an unbeaten 66 from 42 balls to elevate the Renegades to 170 for six within the second recreation of Friday’s double-header on the MCG.

The wicketkeeper then stumped Stars opener Yastika Bhatia off left-armer Charis Bekker because the Renegades restricted their opponents to 161 for 8 though it turned shut within the closing levels.

Renegades strangled the Stars early of their run chase, with Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin taking part in a key function. However Rhys McKenna and Tess Flintoff threatened to drag off a fightback with some fast scoring earlier than Coyte eliminated each Stars batters within the penultimate over. It left Stars with 18 to win off the final six balls and Matthews closed it out.

The consequence gave Renegades a constructive 5-3 file in second spot on the ladder, whereas Stars are in peril of lacking the finals at 2-4.

Faltum walked to the crease with the Renegades struggling at 48 for five within the eighth over and placed on 67 for the sixth wicket with Georgia Wareham. She added one other 55 from simply 22 balls with Georgia Prestwidge. It set a brand new WBBL file for runs added after the autumn of the fifth wicket.

These efforts helped Renegades pull off one other spectacular win simply 4 days after reaching a goal of 186 away to Adelaide Strikers.

“There may be simply this perception amongst the group that we are able to win from anyplace,” Faltum stated. “We did not win our first two video games however we nonetheless believed that we had been proper on activity. When you win the idea comes, however I feel we had it earlier than then. We’re simply actually hoping that we are able to go all the way in which.”


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